Danny Wade Dumaresque (born November 6, 1959) is a Canadian politician.[1] He represented the riding of Eagle River in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1989 to 1996 as a member of the Liberal Party.[2] Dumaresque has been a Director of NL Hydro and an outspoken critic of the Muskrat Falls hydro development. Dumaresque is founder of Labrador Gem Seafoods.[3]
Danny Dumaresque | |
|---|---|
| President of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Party | |
| In office 2006–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Lush |
| Succeeded by | Judy Morrow |
| MHA for Eagle River | |
| In office 1989–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Eugene Hiscock |
| Succeeded by | Riding Redistricted |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 6, 1959 St. Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Occupation | Businessman |
In the 1996 election, Dumaresque defeated Yvonne Jones for the Liberal nomination in the redistricted riding of Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair. Jones ran as an independent candidate, however, and defeated Dumaresque in the general election. She later joined the Liberal caucus.[4]
He later served as John Efford's campaign manager in the party's leadership convention in 2001.[5] He subsequently threatened to sue the victorious candidate, Roger Grimes, for libel after Grimes reportedly stated that he "would never be able to sleep any one night in comfort, knowing he had a minister in confidence who had Danny Dumaresque as an advisor to him."[5] Premier Grimes issued and official apology stating there was no basis for his statement and Mr. Dumaresque dropped his suit.
He also served as president of the provincial Liberal Party from 2006 until 2009. He was succeeded in this role by Judy Morrow.
Dumaresque ran as the Liberal candidate in Torngat Mountains in the 2007 election,[2] but narrowly lost to Patty Pottle.
He was also frequently rumoured as a possible candidate for the leadership of the provincial Liberal party in their 2010 leadership election.[6] After he had previously stated that he would not rule it out, on July 29, 2010 he announced he would not run and would instead focus on his business career. Dumaresque has owned and operated seafood processing plants in Quebec and Newfoundland and successfully marketed various seafood products to the international marketplace.
In March 2011, he announced that he was considering running for the Liberals in the 2011 provincial election in the district of Lake Melville, but on August 22, 2011, he was acclaimed as the party's candidate in The Isles of Notre Dame and lost in the general election.[7][8][9] He was an unsuccessful candidate in the leadership election to replace Yvonne Jones in August 2011.[8][10]
On July 2, 2013 Dumaresque announced he was running for the leadership of the provincial Liberal Party in their 2013 election.[11] He was, again, ultimately unsuccessful in his bid to lead the party.[12]
Dumaresque ran for the Liberal nomination in Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair for the 2015 provincial election but lost to Lisa Dempster.[13] He later won a party nomination in Conception Bay East – Bell Island,[14] but lost to the Progressive Conservative incumbent, David Brazil.[15]
Electoral record
edit| 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | David Brazil | 3,463 | 59.22 | |||||
| Liberal | Danny Dumaresque | 1,582 | 27.05 | |||||
| New Democratic | Bill Kavanagh | 803 | 13.73 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 5,848 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Ballot 1 | Ballot 2 | Ballot 3 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | Points | % | Votes | % | Points | % | Votes | % | Points | % |
| Dwight Ball | 10,944 | 45.94% | 2,130.05 | 44.38% | 11,306 | 48.45% | 2,257.15 | 47.02% | 12,598 | 60.64% | 2,832.29 | 59.01% |
| Paul Antle | 6,340 | 26.61% | 1,321.15 | 27.52% | 6,600 | 28.28% | 1,397.86 | 29.12% | 8,178 | 39.36% | 1,967.71 | 40.99% |
| Cathy Bennett | 5,252 | 22.05% | 1,089.05 | 22.69% | 5,431 | 23.27% | 1,144.99 | 23.85% | ||||
| Danny Dumaresque | 670 | 2.81% | 131.69 | 2.74% | ||||||||
| Jim Bennett | 617 | 2.59% | 128.05 | 2.67% | ||||||||
| Total | 23,823 | 100.00 | 4,800.00 | 100.00 | 23,337 | 100.00 | 4,800.00 | 100.00 | 20,776 | 100.00 | 4,800.00 | 100.00 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Derrick Dalley | 2,764 | 67.65% | – | |
| Liberal | Danny Dumaresque | 1,070 | 26.19% | ||
| NDP | Tree Walsh | 252 | 6.17% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Patty Pottle | 680 | 48.82% | – | |
| Liberal | Danny Dumaresque | 604 | 43.36% | ||
| Labrador Party | Jimmy Tuttauk | 109 | 7.82% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Yvonne Jones | 1,665 | 56.83% | ||
| Liberal | Danny Dumaresque | 1,233 | 42.08% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Berkley Bursey | 42 | 1.43% | – | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Danny Dumaresque | 1,578 | 66.95% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Michael Kelly | 486 | 20.62% | – | |
| NDP | Jessie Bird | 293 | 12.43% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Danny Dumaresque | 1,540 | 60.02% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Reginald Hancock | 1,026 | 39.98% | – | |
References
edit- ^ "Guide Parlementaire Canadien". 1992.
- ^ a b "Former MHA Dumaresque wins Grit nod in Torngat Mountains". CBC News. 10 September 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Yvonne Jones says goodbye to fellow MHAs". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Dumaresque gives Grimes last chance to say he's sorry". CBC News. 16 February 2001. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "N.L. Liberals set leadership convention date". CBC News. 29 May 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Dumaresque considering political comeback". CBC News. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Dumaresque to run in The Isles of Notre Dame". The Telegram. 22 August 2011. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Skinner, Pottle lose but most PC ministers re-elected". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Liberal Dumaresque to run in northeastern Nfld". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Danny Dumaresque launches Liberal leadership bid". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ "Dwight Ball wins Liberal leadership". CBC News. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Danny Dumaresque loses Liberal nomination to Lisa Dempster". CBC News. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Danny Dumaresque Liberal candidate for Conception Bay East-Bell Island". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ "4 Tory cabinet ministers fall to defeat in Liberal rout". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.